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Klaus Schwab, the World Economic Forum founder, holds his book about the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Reuters/Denis Balibouse

March 30, 2017

The ‘fourth industrial revolution’: potential and risks for Africa

Ross Harvey, South African Institute of International Affairs

New technologies are developing with exponential velocity, breadth and depth. Their systemic impact is likely to be profound.

Rwanda has ambitious plans to improve its electricity output in the next few years. James Akena/Reuters

May 18, 2016

Rwanda provides lessons on how to narrow Africa’s energy deficit

Stephen Yeboah, University of Lausanne

Rwanda has adopted a number of plans to improve its electricity output. There are valuable lessons other African countries can learn from it.

New face for Canada in Paris: newly minted prime minister Justin Trudeau. Chris Wattie/Reuters

November 12, 2015

Canada could shed its split personality on climate change at Paris talks

Christopher Kennedy, University of Toronto

New Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau brings a very different face to climate talks in Paris. Will it project its oil extraction tradition or show global leadership on emissions cuts?

Top contributors

Stephen Yeboah
PhD student, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP), University of Lausanne
Christopher Kennedy
Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto
Ross Harvey
Senior Researcher in Natural Resource Governance (Africa), South African Institute of International Affairs